Population: 40,000 orcs
Government: Ruled by self-styled King
Obould, a giant, powerful orc. <Uruk-Hai>

This fortified city was once the dwarven
hold of Felbarr, part of the realm of Delzoun.
When that ancient realm began to falter,
the dwarves abandoned ancient Felbarr
(which was far from any productive mines)
and turned it over to troops from Silverymoon.
The human garrison of 3,000 troops
immediately came under attack from orcs.
Fifty years later, an orc horde of awesome
magnitude poured down from Dead Orc
Pass to the east, surrounded the citadel and,
heedless of their own losses, slaughtered
the human defenders to a man in what
became known as the Battle of Many
Arrows.

The orcs in the citadel are far too numerous
to dislodge. They constantly harass
travelers between Silverymoon and Sundabar,
even attacking caravans in sight of the
cities? gates. The citadel has too many residents,
most are hungry and poor (even by
orc standards).

Economy: Trades in plundered goods --
particularly with other orc tribes and evil
human merchants. Chief manufacturer of
orcish-made weapons and armor of all
types.

Militia: The citadel has 1,000 orcs on
guard and another 1,000 patrol the wilds at
all times. In times of need, 18,000 warriors
can be summoned.
 
 

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FR5 The Savage Frontier	-	Forgotten Realms	-	1st Edition AD&D

Citadel of Many Arrows (FR1)
This fortified city was once the dwarven
hold of Felbarr, part of the realm of Delzoun
(q.v.). It stands on a rocky mount in the center
of a wide mountain valley, and was once
home to 25,000 dwarves. When the
dwarves began to withdraw from the
North, Felbarr -- far from any still-productive
mines -- was the 1st settlement
to be abandoned.  Some 300 winters
ago the dwarves left it, and humans
from Silverymoon garrisoned it with over
3000 troops.  Skirmishes with orc
raiders began almost immediately.

Fifty years later, an orc horde of awesome
size poured down from Dead Orc Pass to
the east, and surrounded the Citadel. The
orcs attacked heedless of losses, and after
four months The Battle of Many Arrows (so-called
because of the defenders fired every
arrow they possessed down into the massed
orcs below, and the orcs ignored their casaulties
and kept climbing, until the walls
were heaped about the dead) ended with
the fall of the Citadel and the slaughter of its
garrison.  The orcs moved in, in strength.
Today, some 40,000 orcs are crammed into
the fortress-city, and their patrols regularly
harry travelers on the road between
Silverymoon and Sundabar, and test the
very gates of those 2 cities.  The orcs are
far too numerous to dislodge, and constantly
threaten to overwhelm Sundabar, or
Silverymoon, or both.  The leader of the orcs
of the Citadel is thought to be one Obould, a
giant orc of considerable fighting prowess.